spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
future prospects; promise
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
nothing; nil; naught; nought
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
(one) letter; (one) character
difference; variation; difference
office hours; business hours; working hours
underground train; subway
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
race (of people); type of person
to perceive; to understand
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)